Sloan True to her word, Jaz had gone with Falon back to his territory. She had slipped away with the omega while I was busy with work in my office. I had tried to keep myself busy to give her space in the hopes that she would change her mind before Falon returned to his lands, but I had found our quarters empty aside from Sookie. “She’ll be back, boy.” Sookie assured me. The older woman’s confidence wasn’t enough to keep me from drowning in my own sorrows. I withdrew to my bedroom, unable to eat or sleep. I was a shell of a man without my mate. I could still feel her through the bond, but I wondered how long before she decided to sever it once and for all. My grief overwhelmed me. Charles had taken up the slack in my absence. He would come

